Mexico and Jamaica nearly bore fans to death in a 0-0 Gold Cup draw

That’s funny, we had the same disposition as Jesus Molina here when watching Mexico-Jamaica. (Getty)

Midway through the second half, almost 50,000 fans who paid real and hard-earned money had had enough and began whistling at the non-action below. If they had set a record for attendance in a soccer game held in Colorado Thursday night in Denver, it wasn’t exactly worth their cash.

Even a free ticket wouldn’t have been very good value for money.

Because Mexico’s 0-0 tie with Jamaica in the group stage of the ongoing CONCACAF Gold Cup was so very boring, producing just three moments of note, cushioned by some 89 minutes of joyless pinging and passing and jogging. A tie suited both teams just fine and it showed.

Mexico played its possession game while Jamaica lurked on speedy counters. All of that was predictable. But neither team executed its plan with very much conviction. A game that kicked off at 10.35 p.m. Eastern Time had the rough effect of an over-the-counter sleeping aid.

Anyway, here are some things that happened:

Erick “Cubo” Torres nodded a header off the post with a flick that spun just away from the net and onto the frame.